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US20180373132A1
US20180373132A1 US16/016,914 US201816016914A US2018373132A1 US 20180373132 A1 US20180373132 A1 US 20180373132A1 US 201816016914 A US201816016914 A US 201816016914A US 2018373132 A1 US2018373132 A1 US 2018373132A1
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  • the present invention relates to a light source device and a projector having the light source device.
  • DMD Digital Micromirror Device
  • Japanese Patent No. 5495023 discloses a projector, which has an excitation light source which is a blue light source, a fluorescent wheel having a green-light emitting area which uses excitation light emitted from the excitation light source to emit light of a green wavelength band and a diffuse reflection area which reflects the excitation light emitted from the excitation light source, and a red light source.
  • blue light which is the excitation light emitted from the excitation light source passes through only an area of a dichroic mirror positioned in the vicinity of the center of an optical guiding member positioned on the optical axis, and is reflected by a diffuse layer of the fluorescent wheel.
  • the reflected blue light is reflected by only an area of the dichroic mirror positioned in the vicinity of the optical guiding member, thereby being guided to a light tunnel. Therefore, a part of the blue light reflected by the diffuse layer of the fluorescent wheel passes through the area near the center of the optical guiding member. Therefore, the part of the blue light cannot be guided to the light tunnel. For this reason, there is a problem that the use efficiency of light decreases.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a light source device having improved light use efficiency, and a projector including the light source device.
  • a light source device includes a first light source, a second light source and a dichroic mirror.
  • the first light source is configured to emit excitation light.
  • the second light source is configured to emit fluorescent light by being irradiated with the excitation light.
  • the dichroic mirror is disposed on an emission side of the second light source and is configured to reflect the excitation light while transmitting the fluorescent light. An intersection of the optical axis of the excitation light and the dichroic mirror is apart from the center of the optical axis of the fluorescent light.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the external appearance of a projector according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a view illustrating functional circuit blocks of the projector according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a plan view schematically illustrating the inner structure of the projector according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4A is a front view schematically illustrating a fluorescent wheel of a light source device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4B is a front view schematically illustrating a color wheel of the light source device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is an enlarged plan view schematically illustrating an area including a dichroic mirror of the light source device and a fluorescent device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is an enlarged plan view schematically illustrating the dichroic mirror of the light source device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 is a front view schematically illustrating a composite dichroic mirror of the light source device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 is a plan view schematically illustrating the inner structure of a projector according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 9 is a plan view schematically illustrating the inner structure of a projector according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the external appearance of a projector 10 according to the present invention embodiment. Also, in the present embodiment, the left and right of the projector 10 represent left and right with respect to a projection direction, and the front and rear of the projector represent the front and rear of the projector 10 in the direction toward a screen and the traveling direction of a flux of light.
  • the projector 10 has the approximate shape of a cube, and has a lens cover 19 provided on one side of a front panel 12 which is a side panel of the front side of a casing so as to cover a projection port, and the front panel 12 has a plurality of air intake holes 18 and a plurality of air exhaust holes 17 .
  • the projector has an IR receiver for receiving control signals from a remote controller.
  • a top panel 11 of the casing has a key/indicator unit 37
  • the key/indicator unit 37 includes various keys and indicators such as a power switch, a power indicator for informing whether the power is on or off, a projection switch for switching projection on or off, and an overheat indicator for informing if a light source unit, a display element, a control circuit, or the like is overheated.
  • a rear panel of the casing has an input/output connector part having a USB terminal, a D-SUB terminal for inputting image signals, an S terminal, RCA terminals, and so on, and various terminals 20 such as a power supply adapter plug.
  • the rear panel has a plurality of air intake holes.
  • a right panel (not shown in FIG. 1 ) of the casing which is a side panel, and a left panel 15 which is another side panel and is shown in FIG. 1 each have a plurality of air exhaust holes 17 .
  • a corner of the left panel 15 around the rear panel has air intake holes 18 .
  • the projector control unit includes a control unit 38 , an input/output interface 22 , an image converter 23 , a display encoder 24 , a display driver unit 26 , and so on.
  • Image signals of various standards input from an input/output connector part 21 are transmitted via the input/output interface 22 and a system bus (SB), and are converted into image signals of a predetermined format suitable for display by the image converter 23 , and are output to the display encoder 24 .
  • SB system bus
  • the display encoder 24 After the input image signals are decompressed and are stored in a video RAM 25 , the display encoder 24 generates video signals from the contents stored in the video RAM 25 , and outputs the video signals to the display driver unit 26 .
  • the display driver unit 26 serves as a display element control means.
  • the display driver unit 26 drives a display element 51 which is a spatial optical modulator (SOM) at an appropriate frame rate corresponding to each image signal output from the display encoder 24 .
  • SOM spatial optical modulator
  • the projector 10 guides a flux of light emitted from a light source device 60 onto the display element 51 via an optical guiding system, thereby forming optical images by the reflected light from the display element 51 , and projects the images onto a screen (not shown in the drawings) through a projection side optical system to be described below.
  • the projection side optical system includes a movable lens group 235 , which is driven for zoom adjustment and focus adjustment by a lens motor 45 .
  • An image compressing/decompressing unit 31 performs data compression on luminance signals and color difference signals of image signals by processing such as ADCT and Huffman encoding, and performs a recording process of sequentially writing the compressed data in a memory card 32 which is a portable recording medium. Further, in a reproduction mode, the image compressing/decompressing unit 31 reads out the image data stored in the memory card 32 , and decompresses image data constituting a video in units of one frame. The image compressing/decompressing unit 31 outputs the decompressed image data to the display encoder 24 via the image converter 23 , thereby making it possible to display the video and the like on the basis of the image data stored in the memory card 32 .
  • the control unit 38 is for controlling the operations of individual circuits included in the projector 10 , and is configured with a CPU, a ROM retaining operation programs such as various settings, a RAM usable as a work memory, and so on.
  • Operation signals of the key/indicator unit 37 installed on the top panel 11 of the casing and configured with main keys, indicators, and so on are transmitted directly to the control unit 38 , and key operation signals from the remote controller are received by an IR receiver 35 , and are demodulated into code signals by an IR processor 36 , and the code signals are output to the control unit 38 .
  • the control unit 38 is connected to an audio processor 47 via the system bus (SB).
  • the audio processor 47 includes a sound source circuit such as a PCM sound source. In a projection mode and the reproduction mode, the audio processor converts audio data into analog data, and drives a speaker 48 such that the speaker outputs the sound at a volume.
  • control unit 38 controls a light source control circuit 41 which is a light source control means.
  • the light source control circuit 41 controls an excitation light source and a red light source device such that they emit light of a red wavelength band, a green wavelength band, and a blue wavelength band at predetermined timings, whereby light of predetermined wavelength bands required for image generation is emitted from the light source device 60 , and also performs control on each of a color wheel device 190 and so on to be described below.
  • control unit 38 controls a cooling-fan drive control circuit 43 such that the cooling-fan drive control circuit performs temperature detection using a plurality of temperature sensors installed on the light source device 60 and so on and controls the rotation speed of cooling fans according to the result of the temperature detection. Also, the control unit 38 controls the cooling-fan drive control circuit 43 such that the cooling-fan drive control circuit keeps rotating the cooling fans by a timer or the like even after the power of the main body of the projector 10 is turned off, or performs control to turn off the power of the main body of the projector 10 , or the like, depending on the result of temperature detection.
  • FIG. is a plan view schematically illustrating the inner structure of the projector 10 .
  • the projector 10 has a control circuit board 241 in the vicinity of a right panel 14 .
  • the control circuit board 241 has a power supply circuit block, a light source control block, and so on.
  • the projector 10 has the light source device 60 on a side of the control circuit board 241 , i.e. in an approximate center part of the casing of the projector 10 .
  • the projector 10 has a light source side optical system 170 and a projection side optical system 220 between the light source device 60 and the left panel 15 .
  • the light source device 60 includes an excitation light radiation device 70 which is a blue light source device configured to emit light of a blue wavelength band (excitation light) and is an excitation light source, a green light source device 80 which is a light source of light of a green wavelength band (fluorescent light), and a red light source device 120 which is a light source (a third light source) of light of a red wavelength band (light of a third wavelength band).
  • the green light source device 80 is configured with the excitation light radiation device 70 and a fluorescent wheel device 100 .
  • the light source device 60 has an optical guiding system 140 for guiding light of the wavelength bands of the individual colors and emitting the light.
  • the optical guiding system 140 guides light of the wavelengths of the individual colors emitted from the light source devices 70 , 80 , and 120 to the light source side optical system 170 .
  • the excitation light radiation device 70 is disposed in the vicinity of the front panel 12 close to the right panel 14 in the left-right direction of the casing of the projector 10 . Further, the excitation light radiation device 70 includes blue laser diodes 71 which are semiconductor light emitting devices disposed such that their optical axes are parallel with the front panel 12 .
  • a collimator lens 73 for converting light emitted from the blue laser diodes 71 into parallel light in order to improve the directivity of the light a microlens array 74 for uniformizing the intensity distribution of the light of the blue laser diodes 71 emitted via the collimator lens 73 , and an adjustment lens 76 for adjusting the section shape of the flux of light emitted from the microlens array 74 are disposed.
  • the microlens array 74 and the adjustment lens 76 relaxes the irradiation density of the excitation light on a fluorescent area 103 of a fluorescent wheel 101 of the fluorescent wheel device 100 to be described below and improves luminance efficiency.
  • a dichroic mirror 77 is disposed on a side of the adjustment lens 76 close to the left panel 15 .
  • the dichroic mirror 77 reflects light of the blue wavelength band and transmits light of the green wavelength band.
  • the dichroic mirror 77 changes the optical axis of the light of the blue wavelength band of the excitation light radiation device 70 emitted via the microlens array 74 and the adjustment lens 76 toward the fluorescent wheel 101 by 900 . This dichroic mirror 77 will be described below in detail.
  • a heat sink 81 is disposed, and in the vicinities of the front panel 12 and a rear panel 13 , cooling fans 261 are disposed.
  • the blue laser diode 71 is cooled by the heat sink 81 and the cooling fans 261 .
  • the red light source device 120 includes a red light source 121 disposed such that the optical axis is parallel with the blue laser diode 71 , and a condensing lens group 125 for collecting light emitted from the red light source 121 .
  • the red light source 121 is a red light emitting diode which is a semiconductor light emitting device configured to emit light of the red wavelength band.
  • the red light source device 120 is disposed such that the optical axis of light of the red wavelength band emitted from the red light source device 120 intersects with the optical axis of light of the green wavelength band emitted from the fluorescent wheel 101 to be described below.
  • the red light source device 120 is cooled by a heat sink 130 disposed on a side of the red light source 121 close to the left panel 15 .
  • the fluorescent wheel device 100 includes the fluorescent wheel 101 disposed in parallel with the front panel 12 such that light emitted from the fluorescent wheel crosses light emitted from the excitation light radiation device 70 and the red light source device 120 at right angles, and a wheel motor 110 configured to rotate the fluorescent wheel 101 . Also, between the wheel motor 110 and the front panel 12 , a heat sink 262 is disposed, and this heat sink 262 cools the fluorescent wheel device 100 and so on.
  • the fluorescent wheel 101 is formed in a disk shape as shown in FIG. 4A . Further, the fluorescent wheel 101 includes a base member 102 which is a metal base member made of a metal such as copper or aluminum. The base member 102 is fixed to a motor shaft 114 of the wheel motor 110 . The base member 102 has a flat front surface on which mirror finishing is performed by silver deposition or the like. The fluorescent area 103 is formed by forming an annular green phosphor layer on the front surface and performing mirror finishing thereon.
  • a diffuse reflection area 104 which is a reflective mirror is formed by forming fine irregularities on the surfaces of cutout through-holes of the base member 102 by sand blasting or the like and fitting diffuse reflection members such as glass members having reflective coats thereon in the cutout through-holes. In this way, the fluorescent area 103 and the diffuse reflection area 104 are formed in the circumferential direction together.
  • the phosphor layer of the fluorescent area 103 is irradiated with light of the blue wavelength band which is excitation light from the excitation light radiation device 70 , the green phosphor is excited, and light of the green wavelength band is radiated from the green phosphor to all directions.
  • the flux of light emitted by fluorescence is emitted toward the front surface of the fluorescent wheel 101 shown in FIG. 3 (in other words, toward the rear panel 13 ), and enters the condensing lens group 109 which is an optical member.
  • the light of the blue wavelength band of the excitation light radiation device 70 entering the diffuse reflection area 104 of the fluorescent wheel 101 is reflected from the front surface side of the fluorescent wheel 101 , and enters the condensing lens group 109 .
  • the condensing lens group 109 concentrates the flux of excitation light emitted from the excitation light radiation device 70 on the fluorescent wheel 101 while concentrating the flux of light emitted from the fluorescent wheel 101 toward the rear panel 13 .
  • the optical guiding system 140 for guiding light such that the optical axes of the light of the red, green, and blue wavelength bands become the same optical axis includes a condensing lens 146 and a composite dichroic mirror 148 .
  • the condensing lens 146 is disposed on a side of the dichroic mirror 77 close to the rear panel 13 .
  • the composite dichroic mirror 148 is disposed on a side of the condensing lens 146 close to the rear panel 13 .
  • the dichroic mirror 77 is disposed such that an optical axis L 1 which is the central axis of the dichroic mirror 77 and an optical axis L 2 of optical members (i.e. an optical axis extending from the fluorescent wheel 101 to a light tunnel 175 ) are arranged side by side.
  • the intersection of excitation light (light BR of the blue wavelength band) and the dichroic mirror 77 is apart from the center of the optical axis of fluorescent light (the optical axis L 2 ). Therefore, light BR of the blue wavelength band reflected by the dichroic mirror 77 enters the condensing lens group 109 obliquely (apart from the optical axis).
  • the diffuse reflection area 104 of the fluorescent wheel 101 is positioned at an irradiation spot S, the light BR of the blue wavelength band entering the condensing lens group 109 is diffused and reflected by the diffuse reflection area 104 of the fluorescent wheel 101 . Further, since the light BR of the blue wavelength band entering from the condensing lens group 109 enters obliquely with respect to the condensing lens group 109 , the light BR of the blue wavelength band reflected by the diffuse reflection area 104 which is a reflective mirror is emitted along an optical axis apart from the optical axis L 2 of the condensing lens group 109 , the light tunnel 175 , and so on.
  • the optical axis of the light BR of the blue wavelength band emitted from the condensing lens group 109 is deviated from the optical axis L 1 of the dichroic mirror 77 .
  • the flux density of the light BR of the blue wavelength band is high on the optical axis thereof.
  • the optical axis of the light BR of the blue wavelength band which is emitted from the condensing lens group 109 crosses the optical axis L 1 of the dichroic mirror 77 .
  • a flux of light which is reflected by the dichroic mirror 77 is less as compared to the case where the dichroic mirror 77 is positioned on the optical axis L 2 of the condensing lens group 109 and so on.
  • the dichroic mirror 77 is disposed between the plurality of lenses which are the optical members including the condensing lens group 109 and the condensing lens 146 .
  • FIG. 3 and FIG. 5 do not show plan views, since the dichroic mirror 77 needs only to be disposed such that the optical axis L 1 of the dichroic mirror 77 and the optical axis L 2 are arranged side by side, it can be disposed near the optical axis L 2 .
  • both end parts 77 a and 77 b of the dichroic mirror 77 which is formed in a plate shape are formed so as to have almost flat surfaces substantially parallel with the optical axis of the condensing lens group 109 . Therefore, it is possible to reduce interference between light emitted from the condensing lens group 109 and the dichroic mirror 77 . In other words, as shown by an alternate long and two short dashes line of FIG.
  • the dichroic mirror has both end parts 77 a and 77 b having almost flat surfaces substantially parallel with the optical axis L 2 , the rays BR 1 and BR 2 which passes near both end parts of the dichroic mirror 77 passes without interfering with both ends of the dichroic mirror 77 , and are used as source light.
  • the optical axis of light of the green wavelength band which is fluorescent light which is emitted by the fluorescent area 103 of the fluorescent wheel 101 coincides with the optical axis L 2 . Since the light of the green wavelength band is fluorescent light, it is diffuse light. Therefore, as described above, interference between the light of the green wavelength band and both end parts 77 a and 77 b of the dichroic mirror 77 decreases.
  • the condensing lens 146 is disposed on the emission side of the fluorescent wheel device 100 of the green light source device 80 so as to reduce the flux of light from the fluorescent wheel device 100 (the light of the blue wavelength band and the light of the green wavelength band). More specifically, the condensing lens 146 which is a reduction optical member has a convex lens 146 a on the incidence side and has a concave lens 146 b on the emission side.
  • the composite dichroic mirror 148 is disposed on a side of the condensing lens 146 close to the rear panel 13 at a position where the light of the blue wavelength band emitted from excitation light radiation device 70 and reflected by the diffuse reflection area 104 of the fluorescent wheel 101 and the light of the green wavelength band emitted from the fluorescent area 103 of the fluorescent wheel 101 cross the light of the red wavelength band emitted from the red light source device 120 at right angles.
  • the composite dichroic mirror 148 which is formed in a long rectangular plate shape has a first area 148 a having a laterally-long elliptic shape, and a second area 148 b positioned in an area outside the first area 148 a .
  • the composite dichroic mirror 148 is disposed so as to be inclined at about 45° to the optical axis L 2 of the light emitted from the light source devices 70 , 80 , and 120 of the individual colors.
  • the first area 148 a is formed in the laterally-long elliptic shape which is almost a perfect circle shape as seen from the light source side.
  • the center of the first area 148 a coincides with an approximate center of the composite dichroic mirror 148 .
  • the first area 148 a may be formed in a long rectangular shape; however, if the first area 148 a is formed in an elliptic shape like the present embodiment, it is possible to make the first area consistent with the light of the wavelength bands of the individual colors having laterally long cross section shapes according to the aspect ratio of the display element 51 .
  • the first area 148 a is composed of a dichroic mirror, and transmits light of the blue wavelength band and light of the green wavelength band, and reflects light of the red wavelength band.
  • the second area 148 b is composed of a reflective mirror reflecting light of the wavelength bands of the individual colors.
  • the first area 148 a is formed so as to guide light of the red wavelength band in the same direction as a direction in which the second area 148 b guides light of the red wavelength band and guide light of the green wavelength band in a direction different from a direction in which the second area 148 b guides light of the green wavelength band.
  • the condensing lens 146 which is a reduction optical member for reducing a flux of light
  • the degree of reduction in the flux of light is the degree to which the flux of light is radiated in the range of the first area 148 a is irradiated as shown by a reference symbol “NR” of FIG. 7 .
  • light of the red wavelength band which is emitted from the red light source device 120 is radiated in a range of the composite dichroic mirror 148 larger than the range of the first area 148 a and smaller than the range of the second area 148 b .
  • the light of the red wavelength band is radiated corresponding to the first area 148 a and the second area 148 b of the composite dichroic mirror 148
  • the light of the green wavelength band is radiated corresponding to the first area 148 a of the composite dichroic mirror 148 .
  • the reduction optical member by the reduction optical member, the light of the blue and green wavelength bands is narrowed more than the light of the red wavelength band is.
  • the light emission area of the red light source device 120 is larger than the light emission area of the green light source device 80 .
  • the condensing lens 146 is disposed as a reduction optical member; however, it is also possible to adjust the refraction index of the condensing lens group 109 and use the condensing lens group 109 as a reduction optical member, without the condensing lens 146 .
  • the efficiency of the light of the red wavelength band from the red light source device 120 improves.
  • the dichroic mirror for reflecting light of the red wavelength band and transmitting light of the green wavelength band is disposed at the position where light of the red wavelength band and light of the blue wavelength band cross each other at a right angle, a part of the light of the red wavelength band overlapping the light of the green wavelength band passes through the dichroic mirror, and the light of the red wavelength band having passed through the dichroic mirror cannot be used as source light.
  • the composite dichroic mirror 148 of the present embodiment all of the light of the red wavelength band radiated on the second area 148 b is reflected, and of the light of the red wavelength band radiated on the first area 148 a , only light of a wavelength band overlapping the light of the green wavelength band is transmitted. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently use the light of the red wavelength band as source light.
  • the light source side optical system 170 is configured with condensing lenses 173 and 174 , the light tunnel 175 , a condensing lens 178 , an optical-axis changing mirror 181 , a condensing lens 183 , an irradiation mirror 185 , and a condensing lens 195 .
  • the condensing lens 195 emits image light emitted from the display element 51 disposed on a side of the condensing lens 195 close to the rear panel 13 toward a fixed lens group 225 and the movable lens group 235 , it is a part of the projection side optical system 220 .
  • the light of the wavelength bands of the individual colors reflected and transmitted by the composite dichroic mirror 148 enters a color wheel 191 of the color wheel device 190 via the condensing lenses 173 and 174 , and then enters the light tunnel 175 .
  • the flux of light entering the light tunnel 175 is converted into a flux having a uniform intensity distribution by the light tunnel 175 .
  • the color wheel device 190 includes a wheel motor 192 for driving the color wheel 191 , and a heat sink 193 .
  • the color wheel 191 which is fixed to a drive shaft 192 a of the wheel motor 192 has an RB segment area 191 a for transmitting only predetermined wavelengths of light of the red wavelength band and light of the blue wavelength band and reflecting light of the other wavelength bands, and a G segment area 191 b for transmitting only predetermined wavelengths of light of the green wavelength band and reflecting light of the other wavelength bands.
  • the color wheel 191 rotates in sync with the fluorescent wheel 101 , thereby capable of improving the color purity of each color.
  • the optical-axis changing mirror 181 is disposed with the condensing lens 178 interposed between the light tunnel and the optical-axis changing mirror.
  • the flux of light emitted from the exit port of the light tunnel 175 is collected by the condensing lens 178 , and then the optical axis thereof is changed toward the left panel 15 by the optical-axis changing mirror 181 .
  • the flux of light reflected by the optical-axis changing mirror 181 is collected by the condensing lens 183 , and then is reflected by the irradiation mirror 185 , thereby entering the display element 51 at a predetermined angle via the condensing lens 195 .
  • the display element 51 which is a DMD has a heat sink 53 on a side close to the rear panel 13 , and this heat sink 53 cools the display element 51 .
  • a flux of light which is source light radiated on the image formation surface of the display element 51 via the light source side optical system 170 is reflected by the image formation surface of the display element 51 and is projected as projection light onto the screen via the projection side optical system 220 .
  • the projection side optical system 220 is configured with the condensing lens 195 , the movable lens group 235 , and the fixed lens group 225 .
  • the fixed lens group 225 is embedded in a fixed lens barrel.
  • the movable lens group 235 is embedded in a movable lens barrel, and can be moved for zoom adjustment and focus adjustment by a lens motor.
  • the projector 10 Since the projector 10 is configured as described above, if emitting light from the excitation light radiation device 70 and the red light source device 120 at different timings while rotating the fluorescent wheel 101 , light of the red, green, and blue wavelength bands enters the condensing lenses 173 and 174 , the color wheel device 190 , and the light tunnel 175 sequentially via the optical guiding system 140 , and enters the display element 51 via the light source side optical system 170 . Therefore, the DMD which is the display element 51 of the projector 10 can display light of the individual colors in a time division manner according to data, thereby capable of projecting color images onto the screen.
  • the projector 10 A has a composite dichroic mirror 148 A having a first area 148 Aa configured to transmit light of the red wavelength band and light of the blue wavelength band and reflect light of the green wavelength band and a second area 148 Ab configured to transmit light of the wavelength bands of the individual colors, instead of the composite dichroic mirror 148 of the projector 10 of the first embodiment.
  • the first area 148 Aa is formed so as to guide light of the red wavelength band in the same direction as a direction in which the second area 148 Ab guides light of the red wavelength band and guide light of the green wavelength band in a direction different from a direction in which the second area 148 Ab guides light of the green wavelength band.
  • the composite dichroic mirror 148 A is formed almost in a long rectangular shape similarly to the composite dichroic mirror 148 of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 7 , and at the center thereof, the first area 148 Aa is formed in an approximately elliptic shape, and at the outer periphery thereof, the second area 148 Ab is formed.
  • members and parts identical to those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference symbols, and a description thereof will not be made or will be made briefly.
  • the projector 10 A includes a light source device 60 A, which includes an excitation light radiation device 70 A.
  • the excitation light radiation device 70 A has three blue laser diodes 71 and three collimator lenses 73 such that the excitation light radiation device emits light in parallel with the rear panel 13 .
  • reflective mirrors 75 are installed to change the optical axes of light emitted from the blue laser diodes 71 by 90°, i.e. to reflect the light toward the front panel 12 .
  • the red light source device 120 is disposed at a position where light emitted from the red light source device 120 intersects with light of the blue wavelength band reflected by the reflective mirrors 75 of the excitation light radiation device 70 .
  • the composite dichroic mirror 148 A is installed at the position where light of the red wavelength band which is light emitted from the red light source device 120 intersects with light of the blue wavelength band reflected by the reflective mirrors 75 of the excitation light radiation device 70 .
  • the composite dichroic mirror 148 A is installed at the position where light of the red wavelength band which is light emitted from the red light source device 120 intersects with light of the blue wavelength band reflected by the reflective mirrors 75 of the excitation light radiation device 70 .
  • Both end parts of the composite dichroic mirror 148 A are formed so as to have almost flat surfaces substantially parallel with the optical axis of the condensing lens group 125 of the red light source device 120 . Therefore, similarly to the dichroic mirror 77 of the first embodiment, interference between both end parts of the composite di
  • a fluorescent wheel 101 A has a fluorescent area similar to the fluorescent area 103 of the fluorescent wheel 101 of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 4A .
  • the fluorescent wheel 101 A of the present embodiment has a diffuse transmission area configured to transmit while diffusing light of the blue wavelength band, instead of the diffuse reflection area 104 of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 4A .
  • the condensing lens 115 is installed on the rear surface side of the fluorescent wheel 101 A (in other words, the side close to the front panel 12 ).
  • a reflective mirror 143 is installed so as to change the optical axis of light emitted from the condensing lens 115 toward the left panel 15 by 90°.
  • a reflective mirror 145 is installed so as to change the optical axis of light reflected by the reflective mirror 143 toward the rear panel 13 by 900 .
  • a condensing lens 147 is installed on a side of the reflective mirror 145 close to the rear panel 13 .
  • a condensing lens 149 is installed on a side of the composite dichroic mirror 148 A close to the left panel 15 . Further, at a position where light emitted from the condensing lens 147 intersects with light emitted from the condensing lens 149 , a dichroic mirror 141 is installed.
  • the dichroic mirror 141 reflects light of the red wavelength band and light of the green wavelength band and transmits light of the blue wavelength band.
  • the optical guiding system 140 of the present embodiment includes the dichroic mirror 141 , the reflective mirrors 143 and 145 , the condensing lenses 146 , 147 , and 149 , and the composite dichroic mirror 148 A.
  • Light emitted from the excitation light radiation device 70 A is radiated onto the fluorescent area of the fluorescent wheel 101 A via the composite dichroic mirror 148 A, the condensing lens 146 , and the condensing lens group 109 . Further, in the case where the fluorescent area of the fluorescent wheel 101 A is positioned at an irradiation spot corresponding to the condensing lens group 109 , light of the blue wavelength band from the excitation light radiation device 70 A enters the light tunnel 175 via the condensing lens 115 , the reflective mirror 143 , the reflective mirror 145 , the condensing lens 147 , the dichroic mirror 141 , and the condensing lens 174 .
  • the fluorescent area of the fluorescent wheel 101 A is positioned at the irradiation spot corresponding to the condensing lens group 109 which is an optical member, the fluorescent area is excited by the light emitted as excitation light from the excitation light radiation device 70 A and emits fluorescent light of the green wavelength band.
  • the light of the green wavelength band emitted from the fluorescent wheel 101 A enters the condensing lens 146 via the condensing lens group 109 .
  • the condensing lens 146 reduces the light of the green wavelength band and emits the light toward the first area 148 Aa of the composite dichroic mirror 148 A.
  • light of the red wavelength band emitted from the red light source device 120 is radiated onto the first area 148 Aa and the second area 148 Ab of the composite dichroic mirror 148 A. Therefore, all of the light of the red wavelength band radiated on the second area 148 Ab is transmitted, and only light which is a part of the light of the red wavelength band radiated on the first area 148 Aa and is in a wavelength band overlapping the green wavelength band is reflected.
  • the dichroic mirror 77 of the first embodiment can be disposed so as to radiate the light emitted from the excitation light radiation device 70 A onto the fluorescent wheel 101 A.
  • the optical axis of the dichroic mirror 77 and the optical axis of the optical members such as the condensing lens group 109 , the condensing lens 146 , and so on can be disposed side by side.
  • a light source 60 B in a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.
  • a projector 10 B according to the third embodiment at the position of the excitation light radiation device 70 of the projector 10 of the first embodiment (see FIG. 3 ), an auxiliary light source device 150 is disposed.
  • members and parts identical to those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference symbols, and a description thereof will not be made or will be made briefly.
  • the auxiliary light source device 150 includes a red laser diode 151 , and a collimator lens 153 disposed on the optical axis of light which is emitted from the red laser diode 151 . Therefore, since the projector 10 B has the auxiliary light source device 150 having the red laser diode 151 , in addition to the red light source device 120 having the red light source 121 which is a red light emitting diode, it is possible to obtain bright red source light. On the rear surface of the red laser diode 151 , a heat sink 82 for cooling the red laser diode 151 is installed.
  • the excitation light radiation device 70 of the present embodiment is disposed such that light emitted from the excitation light radiation device crosses light emitted from the auxiliary light source device 150 at a right angle. Further, at the position where light emitted from the excitation light radiation device 70 crosses light emitted from the auxiliary light source device 150 at a right angle, a dichroic mirror 78 is disposed. The dichroic mirror 78 reflects light of the blue wavelength band and transmits light of the red wavelength band.
  • a dichroic mirror 77 B configured to reflect light of the red wavelength band and light of the blue wavelength band and transmit light of the green wavelength band is installed.
  • the dichroic mirror 77 B is disposed such that the optical axis of the dichroic mirror 77 B and the optical axis of the condensing lens group 109 , the condensing lens 146 , and so on which are the optical members are arranged side by side.
  • the dichroic mirror 78 changes the optical axis of light of the blue wavelength band emitted from the excitation light radiation device 70 toward the left panel 15 by 90°. Similarly to the first embodiment shown in FIG. 5 , the light of the blue wavelength band reflected by the dichroic mirror 78 is reflected by the diffuse reflection area 104 of the fluorescent wheel 101 positioned at the irradiation spot S corresponding to the condensing lens group 109 , and is emitted from the condensing lens group 109 .
  • light of the red wavelength band emitted from the auxiliary light source device 150 passes through the dichroic mirror 78 , and is reflected by the diffuse reflection area 104 of the fluorescent wheel 101 , and is emitted from the condensing lens group 109 .
  • the dichroic mirror 77 B is apart from the center of the optical axis connecting the reflective area and fluorescent area of the fluorescent wheel 101 , the condensing lens group 109 , and the light tunnel 175 , as compared to the case where the dichroic mirror 77 B is disposed on the optical axis of the reflective area and fluorescent area of the fluorescent wheel 101 , the condensing lens group 109 , and the light tunnel 175 , light of the blue wavelength band and light of the red wavelength band which are reflected by the dichroic mirror 77 B and become unusable decrease.
  • the intersection of the optical axis of excitation light (light BR of the blue wavelength band) and the dichroic mirror 77 is apart from the center of the optical axis of fluorescent light.
  • Light of the red wavelength band emitted from the red laser diode 151 passes through the first area 148 a positioned on the center side of the composite dichroic mirror 148 .
  • light of the red wavelength band emitted from the red light source 121 which is a red light emitting diode is radiated onto the entire area of the composite dichroic mirror 148 , and light of the red wavelength band radiated on the second area 148 b positioned at the outer area is reflected; and light of the red wavelength band radiated on the first area 148 a positioned on the center side is transmitted.
  • the area of the second area 148 b is larger than the area of the first area 148 a , most of the light is reflected.
  • the second area 148 b has a configuration reflecting light of the red wavelength band and light of the blue wavelength band.
  • the second area 148 b may have a configuration transmitting light of the blue wavelength band and light of the green wavelength band.
  • each of the light source devices 60 , 60 A, and 60 B includes the excitation light radiation device 70 or 70 A (a first light source) configured to emit light of the blue wavelength band (excitation light), the green light source device 80 (a second light source) configured to emit fluorescent light if being irradiated with the excitation light, and the dichroic mirror 77 disposed on the emission side of the green light source device 80 and configured to reflect the excitation light (light of the blue wavelength band) while transmitting the fluorescent light (light of the green wavelength band). Further, the intersection of the optical axis of the excitation light and the dichroic mirror 77 is apart from the center of the optical axis of the fluorescent light.
  • the excitation light is radiated onto the condensing lens group 109 which is an optical member obliquely, and light of the blue wavelength band and light of the green wavelength band which are emitted from the green light source device 80 are emitted along an optical axis apart from the optical axis of the dichroic mirror 77 . Therefore, loss of light attributable to the dichroic mirror 77 decreases.
  • each of the light source devices 60 , 60 A, and 60 B includes the optical members (such as the condensing lens group 109 ) disposed on the emission side of the green light source device 80 so as to guide fluorescent light (light of the green wavelength band), and the excitation light radiation device 70 or 70 A and the green light source device 80 are disposed such that light emitted from the excitation light radiation device and light emitted from the green light source device cross each other at 900 , and in the green light source device 80 , a reflective member for reflecting the excitation light is disposed. Therefore, it is possible to use light of the blue wavelength band emitted from the excitation light radiation device 70 or 70 A as blue source light.
  • the optical members such as the condensing lens group 109
  • the optical members further include the plurality of lenses, and the dichroic mirror 77 is disposed between the plurality of lenses of the optical members. Therefore, it is possible to make the light source devices 60 , 60 A, and 60 B compact.
  • both end parts 77 a and 77 b of the dichroic mirror 77 are formed so as to have almost flat surfaces substantially parallel with the optical axis of the optical members. Therefore, with respect to light of the blue wavelength band and light of the green wavelength band which are emitted from the green light source device 80 , it is possible to further improve the use efficiency of the light.
  • the green light source device 80 has the fluorescent area 103 which is excited by excitation light emitted from the excitation light radiation device 70 and emits fluorescent light. Therefore, it is possible to obtain a light source device for providing bright fluorescent light.
  • the dichroic mirror 77 is disposed closer to the blue laser diode 71 which is the excitation light source than to the center of the optical axis of fluorescent light; however, the present invention is not limited to this configuration.
  • the intersection of the optical axis of excitation light and the dichroic mirror needs only to be apart from the center of the optical axis of fluorescent light. Therefore, the dichroic mirror 77 may be disposed on the opposite side of the center of the optical axis of fluorescent light to the side where the blue laser diode 71 is positioned.
  • the dichroic mirror 77 may be disposed on the front side or rear side of the drawing sheet with respect to the center of the optical axis of fluorescent light. As described above, the dichroic mirror 77 is disposed at a position deviated from the center of the flux of fluorescent light which is the center of the optical axis of fluorescent light. Therefore, it is possible to suppress loss of light.
  • the light source device 60 B includes the red light source device 120 (the third light source) configured to emit light of the red wavelength band (light of the third wavelength band) different from excitation light (light of the blue wavelength band) and fluorescent light (light of the green wavelength band), and the auxiliary light source device 150 which is an auxiliary light source configured to light of a wavelength band close to light of the red wavelength band which is emitted from the red light source device 120 . Therefore, it is possible to obtain a brighter light source with respect to red.
  • the red light source device 120 the third light source
  • the auxiliary light source device 150 which is an auxiliary light source configured to light of a wavelength band close to light of the red wavelength band which is emitted from the red light source device 120 . Therefore, it is possible to obtain a brighter light source with respect to red.
  • each of the light source devices 60 , 60 A, and 60 B includes the red light source device 120 (the third light source) configured to emit light of the red wavelength band (light of the third wavelength band), and the optical guiding system 140 configured to guide light of the wavelength bands of the individual colors to the same light path.
  • the optical guiding system 140 includes the color wheel transmitting only light of a predetermined wavelength band of light of the wavelength bands of the individual colors. Therefore, it is possible to obtain a light source having improved color purity.
  • each of the light source devices 60 , 60 A, and 60 B includes the light source devices of the individual colors configured to emit light of the wavelength bands of the individual colors. Therefore, it is possible to obtain the light source devices 60 , 60 A, and 60 B having improved light use efficiency and capable of emitting bright source light, and the projectors 10 , 10 A, and 10 B.

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